Update: 9 p.m.
The Mt. Eneas wildfire is holding at an estimated 1,793 hectares Monday evening.
The BC Wildfire Service says 124 firefighters were on scene today to work to extinguish the blaze along with heavy equipment, and air support.
The fire is still being considered out of control.
BC Wildfire Service fire information officer Noelle Kekula said Monday evening that crews have had a very successful day fighting the fires.
香蕉视频直播淭here has been a lot of positive work on all of the fires in the Okanagan Complex,香蕉视频直播� said Kekula. 香蕉视频直播淚t was really good. A really good day on the fires.香蕉视频直播�
Kekula said crews are now just waiting to see if any lightning comes through the region tonight and if it does, they will manage accordingly.
香蕉视频直播�-
Update 5:47 p.m.
The Mt. Eneas wildfire has grown to an estimated 1,793 hectares and is still active as 124 firefighters continue to work to extinguish the blaze along with heavy equipment, and air support.
The fire is still being considered out of control.
___
Update 3:49 p.m.
The Mt. Eneas wildfire is still classified as out of control according to Information Officer Shelley Zupp.
香蕉视频直播淭he Incident Commander is not comforatble classifying the wildfire as 香蕉视频直播榰nder control香蕉视频直播� until he is assured that all containment lines are in place,香蕉视频直播� Zupp said.
Classification will not be changed until possibly tonight at their evening meeting.
____
Update 2:12 p.m.
BC Wildfire has said there is no new information about the Mt. Eneas fire, it continues to burn at 1,516 hectares.
A Geographic Information System technician is creating a public access map that will be released later today.
___
The Mt. Eneas fire, burning in the hills above Peachland, is now being mapped at 1,516 hectares and still considered out of control.
This, however, isn香蕉视频直播檛 bad news to those on the fire line. It香蕉视频直播檚 part of a larger plan to gain control over the blaze that was sparked by lightning last week.
Glen Burgess, incident commander for the Okanagan complex of wildfires told media Sunday afternoon that BC Wildfire intentionally increased the size of the Mount Eneas fire, forcing it to join with the nearby Munro Forest Service Road Wildfire wildfire.
香蕉视频直播淭he plume of smoke can be unnerving,香蕉视频直播� said Burgess, explaining that it was a choice between doing it themselves, under their own terms, or waiting for it to happen uncontrollably when an inevitable wind blew the fire up.
香蕉视频直播淭he objective was to remove that fuel at our time when the weather was co-operating,香蕉视频直播� said Burgess.
READ MORE:
Last night, a number of crews patrolled containment lines on the Mt. Eneas to ensure the continued protection of priority values. For more details on the status of this fire, visit:
香蕉视频直播� BC Wildfire Service (@BCGovFireInfo)
Crews used helicopters to drop ping pong size balls 香蕉视频直播� plastic spherical devices, Burgess called them 香蕉视频直播� loaded with a small amount of chemicals that would ignite, causing new fires.
Prior to the drop, aerial tankers laid out lines of retardant to contain the fire.
香蕉视频直播淭he plan was to remove the fuel between two fires,香蕉视频直播� Burgess said. He explained that ground crews could have done the work, but that would have put lives at risk unnecessarily.
READ MORE: PING PONG?
香蕉视频直播淭hings have gone well and we didn香蕉视频直播檛 have anything go unexpectedly,香蕉视频直播� said Burgess.
香蕉视频直播淥ne of the reasons we wanted to do this today, is we haven香蕉视频直播檛 moved into the hotter dryer weather that was predicted.香蕉视频直播�
The burn added about 150 hectares to the fire.
READ MORE: FIRES MERGED
香蕉视频直播淭he growth we saw today was a planned event,香蕉视频直播� said Burgess. 香蕉视频直播淲e will be in a much better position. The fire will be behind containment lines where we can work on it.
The good news, Burgess explained, is that winds aren香蕉视频直播檛 expected to accompany the warming weather.
香蕉视频直播淎t this point, our weather people are telling us we won香蕉视频直播檛 be seeing the winds we saw a few days ago,香蕉视频直播� he said.
There are 112 firefighters ground crews, heavy equipment and air support are working on the fire today. The Air Quality Health Index is currently at a 1, which is good, but it香蕉视频直播檚 expected to inch up to a 2 throughout the Okanagan today.
To report a typo, email:
newstips@kelownacapnews.com.
kmichaels@kelownacapnews.com
Like us on and follow us on .
